Theatre & Arts
By Victoria Rudland

Theatre Review: Penelope @ Hampstead Theatre

Both a violent, immensely comical take on the crudely competitive, bestial nature of men, and a parable about the triumph of truth and love over deceit, trickery and self-interest, Penelope is 85 minutes of your life you won’t regret.
By Lindsey

Art Preview: Sell A Minute Of Your Life In Brixton Market

From next Monday, you can sell a minute of your time to artist Brian Lobel down Brixton Village Market.

By johnmcga

Ticket Alert: Gigs on Sale This Morning

This week's on-sales include an ageing showbiz legend, reunited indie-punkers - and a bespectacled ex-tea-shop-owning vegan.
By Talia

Artist of the Week : Sparkadia

Meet Sparkadia, our musical artist of the week.

Make A Funny Phone Call With BT Chat For Change Tomorrow

Make a funny phone call from your BT landline tomorrow and raise money for Comic Relief.
By Hazel

Last Minute Listing: The Book Of The Dead Late @ British Museum

The Book of the Dead comes alive tonight in an evening of free events at the British Museum...
By Zoe Craig

Theatre Review: Double Falsehood at the New Players Theatre

Double Falsehood, (or, Was It Will? to give it our preferred subtitle) comes to the New Players Theatre following a successful run at the Union earlier this year.
By Sam Smith

Opera Review: Parsifal @ Coliseum

A world class staging of one of the greatest operas ever written.

By Lindsey

ICA Live Weekend Preview: Notation And Interpretation

Following last weekend's radio sit-com, the ICA goes live again with experimental music from today until Sunday.

Win Tickets For Stand-Up Comedy Gig In The Sky

Give a Flying Start to children all over the world with laughs at 35,000 feet courtesy of British Airways and Comic Relief.

By Franco Milazzo

Review: Clybourne Park @ Wyndham's Theatre

What do white women and tampons have in common? What is long and hard on a black man? Race drama Clybourne Park ponders these questions and more.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 16-22 February

The week ahead in literary London: festivals at the LSE and YARNfest, book swaps for grown ups and smaller people, Liz Lochhead and Andrew Motion provide a big name poetry fix, a housewarming party and a man called Zolan Quobble.
By Londonist

Music Review: Sleigh Bells @ Heaven

Sleigh Bells unleash a furious torrent of unidentifiable death metal during their NME Awards Show at Heaven.
By M@

Hand-Drawn Maps Of London: Kingsland Road

The centre of Dalston...in exquisite detail.
By Lindsey

Visit The Wallace Collection In 1759

Let the Wallace Collection transport you back in time with a "Day in the 18th Century".
By Zoe Craig

Arts Ahead: What's On In London 15 – 21 February

It's a big week for the arty side of London. Tomorrow sees the opening three impressive new shows. Plus we bring you the dance, opera and theatre highlights for the next seven days.
By M@

100 Club Saved From Closure

The legendary Oxford Street venue is saved by Converse.
By Hazel

Theatre Review: Side Effects @ Rich Mix

10 mg dance, 8mg theatre, 3.75 ml science: Side Effects is a performance exploring society's relationship to medicine. Can it make us feel better about what we take to feel better?
By Victoria Rudland

Theatre Review: The Heretic @ Royal Court

Plays about climate change are all the rage right now, it seems, and if the National’s Greenland was a little dry and statistic-heavy for your taste, you’ll be pleased to find the Royal Court’s efforts a lot more passionate and character-centred.
By Zoe Craig

Theatre Review: The Children's Hour @ the Comedy Theatre

Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss make a richly talented pairing; it's a shame the play's so poor
By Marv

Live Music Preview: Gruff Rhys @ Cadogan Hall

Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys plays a solo show at Cadogan Hall on 22 February.
By M@

William And Kate Punk Mural On Southbank

Artist paints ultimate tabloid fodder on Southbank.
By johnmcga

Ticket Alert: Gigs on Sale This Morning

With a country music institution, an annual charity shindig at the Albert Hall, a spot of folky pop and some noisy rock, there's a gig on sale for everyone this morning.
By Lindsey

Preview: Daylight Music @ Union Chapel

Free eclectic music gigs for Saturday afternoons in Islington.